My husband and I founded Diamond Organics back in 1989 out of personal need for organic food…read moreproducts. Diamond Organics grew to be the largest online organic food retailer in the nation for 22 years 1989-2011. When my husband died and I closed the company, my clients with health issues asked me to continue to source and ship organic produce and locally produced hand crafted food products from the CA Bay Area. I came across Coracao Chocolate at the Saturday farmers market in Berkeley a couple of years ago. I bought a few bars of their raw GF dark chocolate and shipped them in with other things to my clients. They were blown away! Now my clients are hooked! They have been begging for me for Coracao, but driving to Berkeley from Monterey is not practical. I recently got an Easter email from Coracao. I decided to surprise my people by ordering a holiday gift. After ordering I realized that my clients would probably receive my gift around the holiday- I emailed and asked Coracao not to wait, ship asap. Customer service got the orders shipped quickly I just got off the phone with one of my clients that begged yet again for me to go to Berkeley for Coracao chocolate- I had to fess up and spoil the surprise, a gift was on its way! I look forward to the praise that will come! Cocacao chocolate company is beyond amazing and I wholeheartedly recommend and endorse them to satisfy your chocolate fix and p lease remember them for holiday gifting! They're the best! Thank you to everyone at Cocacao!

PLEASE NOTE: This was for nationwide shipping…read more I decided to treat myself to a box of chocolates, and it came with: - Tangerine Fudge Truffles - After Dark Truffles - Strawberry Coconut Cups - Lemon Caramel Cups - Berkley Bar (nougat with blended cashew butter caramel and crunchy, salty sprouted almonds) - a Salted Caramel Egg - an Almond Butter Egg - a Superberry Egg - Raspberry Fudge Truffles - Hazelnut Cream Hearts - an Almond Butter Cup It was a good selection of a variety of both flavors and textures. The stand-outs for us were the Berkley Bar (which we didn't think we were going to like, but it was an delightful surprise each and every bite), the Hazelnut Cream Heart (if you love the iconic chocolate-hazelnut pairing, this will be a winner!), and the Raspberry Fudge Truffle (the tartness of the berry cut through the density and heaviness of the chocolate). The others though? Not for us, and I think that's mostly because the layer of chocolate surrounding the fillings was SO thick. It also, at times, almost seemed flavorless: like, I knew I was eating chocolate, but it just didn't taste like it (if that makes sense). For me, the Tangerine Fudge Truffle and the Lemon Caramel Cup weren't citrussy enough either. At this time, I personally wouldn't necessarily re-order from Coracao, and that's only because I have a few chocolatiers I'm pretty loyal to (Lagusta's in NY, Missionary in OR, Bixby in ME). However, if you're looking for a beautiful (in packaging, in presentation) and thoughtful (vegan, organic, fair trade, soy free, gluten-free) gift to give someone? You really couldn't go wrong with a box from Coracao (and, as of writing this, orders $60+ enjoy free shipping)!

I love this place so much and so does the whole family, they have all flavors of chocolate bars and…read moreeven knock-offs of the famous ones like peanut butter cups. On valentine's day my husband got us all these color-ful bon bons that were rainbow colored and they were filled with fruit-flavored chocolates. Small store with nice people who work here. Haven't been in a while but need to go again soon!!!

Update from a Valentine's Day visit: Xoxolate Bar is still a pretty special place to get a special…read moretreat for someone you love or just for yourself! They were well-stocked and staffed for the V Day rush. My previous experience with more unwrapped chocolates behind a counter was different with a great assortment of wrapped chocolates that you could select and buy per ounce. The store is tiny but very cute. And, of course, everything I've ever tried tastes amazing! You can't go wrong.

This is our family go-to place for special birthday gifts for our friends no matter their age…read more Their bon-bons are delicious and display beautiful artistry. But hands down, we fully recommend their chocolates cake, El Rey. It is the BEST chocolate cake on earth, to die for, and also my husband's birthday cake year after year. Children and adults both gobble it up completely. The folks that work there are also very kind and always enticing me with samples of their bars.

At Elmwood just waking off our dinner and we walked past Case De Chocolates, a nice lady waked out…read moreswearing by these chocolates and we had to try. Jesus one of the owner was super nice and stayed open a little longer just for us. Not gonna lie, opened up one of the bars walking to the car. Very unique flavors like Mole, Jamaica, so super Mexican flavors. Must try is your visiting up here in the Bay!

Best place when you want to indulge and/or gift someone a beautiful box of unique chocolates. Great…read morevariety of amazing flavor combos and visually so, so appealing. I mean, true art. My current favorites - Mango and Meyer Lemon. Service is also always perfect and makes you want to come back again and again.

The chocolate is divine. It's high quality and each piece has rich flavors that taste fresh. Some…read morepeople might balk at $3 for a truffle but it tastes like it's worth $3. The taste is luxurious. They change up the flavors every few months. I tend to not like chocolate that is too dark but here it isn't too strong. My favorites: Champagne-pretty heart shape and tastes very champagney Banana Fosters- Colorful and very flavorful Peanut Butter and Jelly-essential for peanut butter lovers Lavendar-it's like aromatherapy for your mouth The truffles remind me of Christopher Elbow in the city for quality but in a must less fancy setting and more obscure location. I wish they were open longer the store is closed Sunday-Tuesday and open Wed-Sat from 12pm-6pm.

Not only do I love their desserts, they are the best, you have to go to France to find any like…read morethese, but I love the staff and the owners! They are the most generous and kind. Thank you Jean-Yves for your generosity and kindness!

I used to buy Galaxy Deserts all the time. I splurged on the Sticky Buns from Williams Sonoma. how…read morestupid was I. this is what I received. not nice packaging, much smaller, and tasted terrible. Buyer beware

Totally stumbled upon this place by accident, and what a serendipitous find! We saw that they had…read morethe viral Dubai chocolates (this was back in October). For those who don't know what the Dubai chocolates are, they are milk chocolates filled with shredded phyllo dough and pistachio cream. My first impression was whether or not I had walked into an art gallery or a confectionary shop. Uh...turns out both! According to their website, the owner and her partner were originally artists prior to becoming chocolatiers. This place just screams creativity and their chocolates are ethically-sourced and almost too pretty to eat. They even have a backroom gallery to showcase local artists' confectionary-inspired works. We couldn't find the Dubai chocolates, but one of the employees approached us and asked if we needed any assistance. Turns out they were in the back and they had just received a shipment! The Dubai chocolates were nutty, crunchy, flaky, and velvety all in one! Pricey, but worth trying. Also, might I just take a moment to say I absolutely adore the shop's name! It almost looks like "XO Chocolate" as in kisses and hugs, bu also reminded me of the language of the ancient Latin American civilizations and - fun fact - Xocolatl (you see the play on words?) means chocolate (literally means "bitter water") back when they would mix purely cocoa and water as a drink. If I'm not mistaken, this business is Latina-owned, so perhaps that was intention? So clever and, either way, kudos to them!

Came here after a big meal. Wanted to get something sweet and happed upon Xocolate & confections…read more My family and I were amazed. Packed inside this small space was an amazing array of candies. Felt like museum; candy store and art gallery mixed into one. Amazing displays. Great local sweets. Friendly staff. We spent more time than we expected. And to be honest, we probably could have spent more. Delightful place to explore and indulge in your sweet tooth.

Warning -- if you eat these in public, you may find yourself making positively indecent noises of…read moreecstasy. These are the best confectioneries anywhere around, and made by a confectioner with a heart of gold who gives back in an amazing way to some great causes. Sweets so good that they were at the 2012 Academy Awards? Check. Buy two of everything? Check. Wish you had bought four of everything? Check. Keep checking back because the creative offerings are seasonal and ever changing? Check. 100% guilt-free because they are vegan and eco-friendly and can probably bring about world peace through sheer culinary delight? Check. Eat all the caramels. Be happy. Make the world a better place. Repeat.

These candies, caramels and chocolates are amazing. I have been buying these for over 2 years and I…read moream always pleased and love the new varieties!! My fave is the Dark Mallow and my husband's is caramel not corn. Try try try!!!!

Haven't actually been to the bakery itself but at a friend's birthday party, she had gotten some of…read moretheir lemon cupcakes with raspberry frosting from her local natural grocery. They were so amazing that we asked her where they came from so we could leave some well-earned praise. These were rich cakes with a perfect combo of lemon tartness, sweetness and the richness of (I think) toasty corn flour. I might have the corn wrong but whatever the savory backdrop to the sweet lemon, it worked perfectly. Then the tall thick layers of delicately piped creamy raspberry frosting complimented the lemon perfectly. Not just "good for something vegan," these were "amazing, period." On the Great British Bake-Off, they would have earned a Hollywood handshake for sure!

We had the vegan lemon cupcakes with raspberry icing for a friend's birthday and they were swoon…read moreworthy - light, moist, flavorful! Even non vegans would like this.

The service is amazing and great tasting pastries. Thank you for the wonderful cake for our…read moregraduates.

I like the interior it's very cozy very modern. They have a good selection of cake and they all…read morelook very pretty. The waitress was very nice and there was some seating inside. I will say the cake is a little bit on the sweeter side, but it's not overly sweet and I do like the chocolate Napoleon. It's very chocolatey and flavor, but also not overly sweet and have a hazelnut taste to it. It also has a little bit of crunchiness that I like. I think it's like a spot to get chocolate cake and they even have cute cookies for kids which I would think it's a perfect classroom gift.

Dipped at Bay Street Emeryville, right in the shopping center and easy to walk past but worth…read morestopping for. Milk chocolate almond caramel apple was the move, fresh apple, caramel that doesn't pull the whole thing apart when you bite it, and they'll cut it for you which honestly should be standard everywhere. Chocolate covered strawberries are well made, not the waxy supermarket version, actual chocolate with real fruit inside. Dubai chocolate bar was on the menu too which is a nice touch. Staff is friendly and will let you look around without hovering. Good spot to duck into after shopping or before a movie, grab something sweet and be on your way

Customer service 10/10 she was very sweet and patient with me and my indecisive self changing my…read moremind about the variety of cheesecakes I wanted, also provided insight with which flavor she enjoyed the most. We purchased : Guava cheesecake 9/10 Strawberry cheesecake 9/10 Cookie butter cheesecake 10/10 flavor on point, so creamy and delicious Dubai cheesecake 10/10 I love that the kataifi is crunchy still and it has the perfect layers of chocolate and kataifi - this would isn't edible with a spoon lol, you haven't to bite into it due to how hard the chocolate in the center is Cookie butter brownie 1000/10 omg to die for, so so delicious I highly recommend ! Sometimes this combination can be overwhelming with the heavy chocolate and cookie butter but this was suuuch a PERFECT balance, not too sweet, just perfect! I loved everything in my visit today and spent $38 for a 6 pack of cheesecakes , the brownie , and 1 water bottle Be sure to stop by on your next visit to Bay St!